NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.
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![[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist Don Dao (center) translates Vietnamese to English so IA Specialist Mary McHale (right) can complete an aid application for an woman who had property damaged by Hurricane Ike. FEMA set up a Disaster Recovery Center at Our Lady of Lavang Catholic Church to reach out to the Vietnamese community. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDkvMjkvaHVycmljYW5lLWlrZS1ob3VzdG9uLXR4LXNlcHRlbWJlci0yOS0yMDA4LWZlbWEtaW5kaXZpZHVhbC1hc3Npc3RhbmNlLXNwZWNpYWxpc3QtZGM1YWIyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist Don Dao (center) translates Vietnamese to English so IA Specialist Mary McHale (right) can complete an aid application for an woman who had property damaged by Hurricane Ike. FEMA set up a Disaster Recovery Center at Our Lady of Lavang Catholic Church to reach out to the Vietnamese community. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA")
![[Hurricane Katrina] Belle Chase, LA, December 20, 2005 - At this table a member from the Vietnamese community, United Way, FEMA and ELM Ministries, all part of the Un-Met Needs Task Force, discuss ways to address the needs of disaster victims that normally would not qualify for benefits under existing programs. This Un-Met Needs Task Force, composed of many different organizations, come together to work as a unified group to provide assistance to every affected citizen. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMTIvMjEvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtYmVsbGUtY2hhc2UtbGEtZGVjZW1iZXItMjAtMjAwNS1hdC10aGlzLXRhYmxlLWEtbWVtYmVyLWZyb20tYzFmNWJkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Hurricane Katrina] Belle Chase, LA, December 20, 2005 - At this table a member from the Vietnamese community, United Way, FEMA and ELM Ministries, all part of the Un-Met Needs Task Force, discuss ways to address the needs of disaster victims that normally would not qualify for benefits under existing programs. This Un-Met Needs Task Force, composed of many different organizations, come together to work as a unified group to provide assistance to every affected citizen. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA")
![[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, March 19, 2008 -- Biloxi floodplain manager Richard Stickler shows a flood map to Mai Trinh at a meeting for the Vietnamese community. Translators were present to help local Vietnamese citizens understand the new maps. Jennifer Smits/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDMvMTkvaHVycmljYW5lLWthdHJpbmEtYmlsb3hpLW1zLW1hcmNoLTE5LTIwMDgtYmlsb3hpLWZsb29kcGxhaW4tbWFuYWdlci1yaWNoYXJkLTE3MDMyYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, March 19, 2008 -- Biloxi floodplain manager Richard Stickler shows a flood map to Mai Trinh at a meeting for the Vietnamese community. Translators were present to help local Vietnamese citizens understand the new maps. Jennifer Smits/FEMA")